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Civil War

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The boarder states.... (2 answers)

a)

Pro-slavery

b)

Anti-slavery

c)

Sided with the Union

d)

Sided with the Confederacy

2.

The southern states...

a)

Were border states

b)

seceded from the Union

c)

were Anti-slavery

d)

seceded from the Confederacy

3.

The North named battles after

a)

People

b)

Rivers and Streams

c)

Cities

d)

States

4.

The South named battles after

a)

People

b)

Streams and Rivers

c)

Cities

d)

States

5.

What is the name of the era that describes the time before the Civil War

a)

Antebellum

b)

Pre-Civil War

c)

Confederate Era

d)

1850s

6.

Which one of these is the first ATTACK by the Confederacy towards the United States?

a)

Battle of Fredericksberg

b)

First Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Shiloh

d)

Fort Sumter

7.

Who wins the battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

Confederates

b)

the Union

8.

Which of these happens at the Battle of Bull Run?

a)

This is the first major battle of the Civil War

b)

The Confederates won the battle

c)

This battle shows the North that the war was going to be longer than expected

d)

The Union wins the battle

9.

Who was the leader of the Confederate Army during the war?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Stonewall Jackson

10.

Who was the commander of the Union Army?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Stonewall Jackson

11.

Who won the Battle of Shiloh?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederates

12.

Which Civil War battle allowed for Abraham Lincoln to feel comfortable enough to pass the Emancipation proclamation?

a)

The Battle of Gettysburg

b)

The Battle of Shiloh

c)

The Battle of Antietam

d)

The attack on Fort Sumter

13.

Who won the Battle of Antietam?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederates

c)

No one

14.

Which battle was the single bloodiest day in the Civil War?

a)

The Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Battle of Shiloh

d)

The Battle of Bull Run

15.

The Emancipation Proclamation stated that slaves in which region should be freed?

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The Border States

d)

The Entire US

16.

The Emancipation Proclamation did not address the slaves living in which states?

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The Border States

d)

It talked about the entire US

17.

What was the goal of the Union during the Battle of Fredericksburg?

a)

To take over the Mississippi

b)

to take over the Capital of Richmond

c)

to take over the entire state of Virginia

d)

to take over Fort Sumter

18.

Which side wins the battle of Fredericksburg?

a)

The South

b)

The North

19.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so significant? (2 answers)

a)

This turns the tide of the war in favor of the South

b)

This turns the tide of the war in favor of the North

c)

The North takes over the Mississippi

d)

The South takes over the Mississippi

20.

What was the name of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

The Shiloh Speech

c)

Cemetery dedication speech

d)

Lincoln's Address

21.

How long does Lincoln speak during the dedication ceremony?

a)

2 hours

b)

20 minutes

c)

25 minutes

d)

2 minutes

22.

What regiment was the voluntary regiment of African American men who fought for the Union in the Civil War?

a)

56th Infantry

b)

The Kansas Infantry

c)

59th Infantry

d)

54th Massachusetts Infantry

23.

Abraham Lincoln is elected President in 1864

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Who runs against Lincoln in the Election of 1864?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

25.

It was extremely likely that Lincoln was going to win reelection...

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Why did people think that Lincoln wasn't going to get reelected?

a)

People were angry about the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

People were angry about still being at war with the South

c)

Citizens liked George B. McClellan more

d)

Jefferson Davis didn't like Lincoln

27.

What was the name of the campaign by Ulysses S. Grant that was a series of Battles in Virginia

a)

Overland Campaign

b)

The Virginia Campaign

c)

Take-over Virginia

d)

Forest Campaign

28.

Where did Robert E. Lee officially surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Appomattox Court House

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Manassas

29.

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Jefferson Davis

30.

Abraham Lincolns assassination was part of a larger plan to also assassinate the Vice President and Secretary of state

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which of the following is the 13th amendment?

a)

Made slavery illegal in the United States

b)

Gave citizenship to freed slaves and minorities in the US

c)

Said no citizen in the US could be discriminated against in their right to vote due to their race or ethnicity

32.

Which of the following describes the 14th amendment?

a)

Made slavery illegal everywhere in the US

b)

Gave citizenship to freed slaves and minorities in the US

c)

Said no American could be discriminated against in their right to vote based on their race or ethniticy

33.

Which of the following describes the 15th amendment?

a)

Made slavery illegal everywhere in the US

b)

Gave citizenship to all freed slaves and minorities in the US

c)

Stated that no US citizen would be discriminated against in their right to vote based on their race or ethnicity